Search for the Warm-- Part 2

From Columbus to Louisville, the trees had been "painted" by mother nature. Nothing much prettier than all that white outling the trees. Once past Louisville, it turned to ice and the limbs were weighted down. Some of the trees were lying right next to the I-65 lanes. We found closed gas stations at Horse Cave and a McDonald's which only had the drive-thru open because of problems from the ice storm.

Visited with my nephew, wife, and kids in White House, Tennessee for several hours and got a room in Franklin, Tennessee, for the night.


DAY 2

One nice thing about Franklin is that we were south of Nashville and that congestion as we continued southward. Passed the exit for Elm Springs, the national headquarters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (even had a Confederate flag on the the interstate exit sign, I wonder how that got by the pcers?)

Between Birmingham and Montgomery, we saw a big Confederate flag on top of a giant flagpole visible for miles with the words Alabama Division Sons of Confederate Veterans on a sign roadside. Way to keep it flying high and proud.

Encountered some of the most congested driving ever on US-82 south of Montgomery as we left I-65 for US-231 to go to Panama City. Better planning is definitely needed here.

Took it to Dothan, Alabama, where we spent the night. Went to five places with NTN and had to buy three memberships to places because of ABC alcohol laws.

Almost There. --RoadDog